"Ideology, taken seriously, is a major repellent to the kinds of people you need to attract to create the environment you want. :)"
I agree. We can probably still have ideology, but telling people about it is not the way to attract them. I think most people are interested in the here and now when deciding whether or not to attend. -- Kyle Mulka http://www.kylemulka.com On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Crusoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Laws of Saturday House > 1. Thou Shalt Not Testify Against High Ideals. > 2. Thou Shalt Not Testify Against High Dreams. > 3. Thou Shalt Act, Plan to Act, or, at the very least: Pray to > Act. > 4. Thou Shalt Show Up. > 5. Thou Shalt Treat Other Saturday Housers with Trust, Clarity, > Respect, and Solidarity. > -> 6. Thou Shalt Obey Lion. > > Wow, read Mao much? Change some of those lines to say "Revolution" or > "Communist Party" for good measure. > > This is NOT what I am talking about. > > You do realize, if you want to change the world, you need to work with > that 99%. You need to give those 99% a reason to get out of the house > and do something besides watch TV. You need to get those hackers who > huddle behind computer screens a reason to get a social life. Those > people with nothing to do some reason to get out and do something. > > I know you're into that French group that hollowed out those caves > under that house, and filled them full of art. Pretty cool, I agree. > > But this ideology is not going to give rise to a vibrant cross-domain > group. It is going to drive away a whole host of otherwise interested > people. I don't think a single Dorkbotter will be inetrested now. > > I think Lion, you will be disappointed by Bucketworks. They have very > little ideology, and do a lot of work with local businesses and > groups. > > And the reason I want a large group, with minimal ideology is the > following: > > 1) A lower mental barrier to entry. You're not going to put people > off. This should not feel like you are going to church. Or that you > need to meet some membership test. > 2) Larger groups can afford larger spaces. Larger spaces enable more > things, like guest speakers, art installations, etc. > 3) Larger groups can afford to hire a caretaker to keep the space open > longer. Not just Saturday, but weekdays as well. No need to try and > decide what day is best for the entire group. Smaller groups can show > up when it works for them > 4) Cross pollination. Disparate interests increase the opportunities > for novelty. > > We need SEEDS, not ideology. What do you want your garden to look > like, and go from there. > > More art? Reach out to artists. > > More programming? Reach out to programmers. > > These groups already are pretty progressive, and usually pretty high > minded as well. > > So Lion, you get what you want w/o the need for ideology. Ideology, > taken seriously, is a major repellent to the kinds of people you need > to attract to create the environment you want. :) > > If we need a ideology, then it should be fun, like Subgenius, or Dada, > and not take itself too seriously. > > * THE HACK is important. A Hack can involve art,technology or > ideas. > * Actions speak louder than words > * Do the simplest thing that could possibly work. > * Create something NOW > * If you smell something burning, it could be you. You're probably > on the right track > * Hacking something something..... We'll work it out. > * You don't need a reason to do something, only the will. > * Failure is a option but not an excuse. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
